After 38 years of serving and moving millions of commuters across the North-South, East-West lines (NSEWL), Singapore bids farewell to the 1st-gen Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 trains on Sep 26, 2025. These trains first entered passenger service on Nov 7, 1987.
The fleet of Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151 trains serving the North-South, East-West lines (NSEWL) will be fully decommissioned and retired from passenger service by September 2025.
Rail operator SMRT will be fined $3 million for lapses that caused the major six-day East-West Line (EWL) train service disruption in September 2024, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said in a report released on Jun 3, following the completion of its investigation.
The new 7th-gen Alstom Movia R151 train for the North-South, East-West MRT lines (NSEWL) has finally started running on the North-South Line (NSL) on Saturday (May 25) afternoon.
Commuters travelling on the North-South and East-West MRT lines (NSEWL) can look forward to the new 7th-gen Alstom Movia R151 trains entering passenger service progressively from Sunday (Jun 4), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on Thursday.
As the newest 7th-gen Alstom Movia R151 train for the North-South and East-West MRT lines (NSEWL) is expected to enter passenger service soon, we asked Spotters earlier this year whether we should include the prefix `1` for the train’s numbering scheme on the website.
The new Alstom Movia R151 – the seventh-generation MRT trains for the North-South and East-West MRT lines (NSEWL) – has many new features, as showcased in a Facebook Live by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Friday afternoon (Mar 25).
The new seventh-generation MRT trains for the North-South and East-West MRT lines (NSEWL) have arrived in Singapore, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Monday (Feb 21).
Alstom’s joint venture, Changchun Bombardier Rail Vehicles Company Ltd. (CBRC), had recently organised a celebration for Children’s Day where children whose parents are working at the factory are invited over to explore and view the trains that CBRC is currently building.
, 40 additional R151 trains will be purchased for the North-South and East-West Lines, replacing 19 sets of 2nd-generation Siemens C651 and 21 sets of 3rd-generation Kawasaki-Nippon Sharyo C751B trains. The 40 additional new trains will adopt the same design as the initial orders, allowing engineers to be familiarised with a single train model, enhancing READ MORE »
